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William Cameron Menzies
Born: Jul 29, 1896 in New Haven, Connecticut
Died: Mar 05, 1957
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Romance
Career Highlights: The Thief of Bagdad, Gone With the Wind, Around the World in 80 Days
First Major Screen Credit: Serenade (1921)
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William Wellman
Born: Feb 19, 1896 in Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: Dec 09, 1975 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Actor, Active: '20s-'50s Major Genres: Drama, Adventure
Career Highlights: The Ox-Bow Incident, A Star Is Born, The Light That Failed
First Major Screen Credit: Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)
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Warren William
Born: Dec 02, 1895 in Aitkin, Minnesota
Died: Sep 24, 1948 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '30s-'40s Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
Career Highlights: Gold Diggers of 1933, The Wolf Man, Cleopatra
First Major Screen Credit: Plunder (1923)
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William Demarest
Born: Feb 27, 1892 in St. Paul, Minnesota
Died: Dec 28, 1983 in Palm Springs, California
Occupation: Actor Active: '20s-'50s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, The Palm Beach Story, The Jolson Story
First Major Screen Credit: The Jazz Singer (1927)
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Kathlyn Williams
Born: May 31, 1888 in Butte, Montana
Died: Sep 23, 1960 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Actor, Writer, Active: teens-'20s Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: Our Dancing Daughters, Spanish Dancer, Morals
First Major Screen Credit: The Young Mrs. Eames (1913)
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William Frawley
Born: Feb 26, 1887 in Burlington, Iowa
Died: Mar 03, 1966
Occupation: Actor Active: '30s-'50s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: The Lemon Drop Kid, The Babe Ruth Story, Alibi Ike
First Major Screen Credit: Bolero (1934)
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William Le Baron
Born: Feb 16, 1883 in Elgin, Illinois
Died: 1958 in Los Angeles, California
Occupation: Writer, Active: '20s-'40s Major Genres: Comedy, Musical
Career Highlights: It's a Gift, Orchestra Wives, I'm No Angel
First Major Screen Credit: Nobody's Money (1923)
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William C. DeMille
Born: Jul 25, 1878 in Washington, North Carolina
Died: Mar 18, 1955 in Playa Del Rey, California
Occupation: Director, Writer, Active: teens-'20s Major Genres: Drama, Romance
Career Highlights: The Emperor Jones, Why Change Your Wife?, The Night Club
First Major Screen Credit: The Master Mind (1914)
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William Farnum
Born: Jul 04, 1876 in Boston, Massachusetts
Died: Jun 06, 1952 in Hollywood, California
Occupation: Actor, Active: teens, '30s-'40s Major Genres: Western, Drama
Career Highlights: The Spoilers, A Connecticut Yankee, The Painted Desert
First Major Screen Credit: Scuttlers (1920)
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William S. Hart
Born: Dec 06, 1870 in Newburgh, New York
Died: Jun 24, 1946 in Newhall, California
Occupation: Director, Actor, Writer, Active: teens-'20s Major Genres: Western
Career Highlights: Tom Mix and Bill Hart, Billy the Kid, Tumbleweeds
First Major Screen Credit: The Bargain (1914)
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Michelle Williams
Born: Sep 09, 1980
Occupation: Actor, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama
Career Highlights: Dick, Halloween: H20, Take This Waltz
First Major Screen Credit: Halloween: H20 (1998)
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Olivia Williams
Born: Jul 26, 1968 in Camden Town, Greater London, England
Occupation: Actor Active: 2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: The Sixth Sense, Rushmore, Born Romantic
First Major Screen Credit: Emma (1996)
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Kevin Williamson
Born: Mar 14, 1965 in New Bern, North Carolina
Occupation: Writer, Director, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Horror, Drama
Career Highlights: Scream, Scream 2, I Know What You Did Last Summer
First Major Screen Credit: Scream (1996)
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Vanessa Williams
Born: Mar 18, 1963 in Bronx, New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Soul Food, Stompin' at the Savoy, Shaft
First Major Screen Credit: Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)
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William Baldwin
Born: 1963 in Massapequa, New York
Occupation: Actor, Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Thriller
Career Highlights: Backdraft, Flatliners, Internal Affairs
First Major Screen Credit: The Preppie Murder (1989)
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Mykelti Williamson
Born: Mar 04, 1960 in St. Louis, Missouri
Occupation: Actor Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Crime
Career Highlights: Forrest Gump, Miracle Mile, Truth or Consequences, N.M.
First Major Screen Credit: You Talkin' to Me? (1987)
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William Fichtner
Born: Nov 27, 1956
Occupation: Actor Active: '90s-2000s Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
Career Highlights: Black Hawk Down, The Perfect Storm, Go
First Major Screen Credit: The Underneath (1995)
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William Forsythe
Born: Jun 07, 1955 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Occupation: Actor Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Action
Career Highlights: The Waterdance, Gotti, Patty Hearst
First Major Screen Credit: Raising Arizona (1987)
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William L. Petersen
Born: Feb 21, 1953 in Evanston, Illinois
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Mystery
Career Highlights: To Live and Die in L.A., Cousins, Manhunter
First Major Screen Credit: To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
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Treat Williams
Born: Dec 01, 1951 in Rowayton, Connecticut
Occupation: Actor, Active: '80s-2000s Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
Career Highlights: Prince of the City, Smooth Talk, Once Upon a Time in America
First Major Screen Credit: Hair (1979)